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Household of Robert Adamson (born 1851, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Robert Adamson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Adamson, born in 1851 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Adamson, born in 1853 in Alloa, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1855 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert's Nephew, Robert (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Visitor, Ann (born 1860 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Robert Adamson's household

Male

Robert

Adamson

Head
Female

Margaret

Adamson

Wife
Male

Robert

Adamson

Son
Male

James

Adamson

Son
Male

John

Wordie

Brother-In-Law
Male

Robert

Wordie

Nephew
Female

Ann

McLachlan

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Adamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Adamson

Head

Married

30

1851

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Adamson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Alloa, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Adamson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Adamson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wordie

Brother-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Wordie

Nephew

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McLachlan

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Ayrshire, Scotland

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